Bass run in before intro is &4&1 & 4 & D ----- A ----- E 5-3-5
[Intro riff - 91 BPM - Play twice] E ------------------------- B --------------------3-2-0 G ----2-2---2-2---4-------- D ----0-0---0-0---0-------- X 2 A ------------------------- D ------------------------- DrB---S-----S-----S-----S--- (but just play bass drum)
[Verse 1 + D Riff - lyrics follow riff - just bass drum for first 2 lines] [D] Some(on 1) people might say my (life is in a) rut, I'm quite happy with (what I got) [D] (People might say) that I should (strive for more) but I'm so happy I can't see the (point - sung same time as Somethings on next line) (full drums)
[B] Somethings happening [D#m] here today, a [B] show of strength with your [D#m] boys brigade And [B] I'm so happy and you're [D#m] so kind, you [B] want more money, of course [D#m] I don't mind
To [E] buy nuclear textbooks for [F#] atomic crimes and the [B] public gets what the [D#m] public wants But [E] I want nothing this so [F#] cietys got, I'm going
[B] underground, going [D#m] underground Well let [E] the brass bands play and feet [F#] start to pound, going [B] underground, going [D#m] underground Well let the [E] boys all sing and the [F#] boys all shout for to [B] morrow [D#m][E][F#]
[Verse 2 + D Riff] [D] Some(on 1) people might get some (pleasure out of) hate, me, I've enough al(ready on my plate) [D] Some people might need some (tension to relax), me, I'm too busy (dodging tween the) (flak - sung same time as What on next line)
[B] What you see is what [D#m] you get, you [B] made your bed, you better [D#m] lie in it You [B] choose your leaders and place [D#m] your trust as their [B] lies wash you down and their [D#m] promises rust
You'll see [E] kidney machines replaced by [F#] rockets and guns and the [B] public wants what the [D#m] public gets But [E] I don't care what this [F#] society wants, I'm going
[B] underground, going [D#m] underground Well [E] the brass band play and feet [F#] start to pound, going [B] underground, going [D#m] underground So let the [E] boys all sing and let the [F#] boys all shout for to [C#m] morrow, [B] la la la la, [C#m][B] la la la la
[Middle Eight] We [C#m] talk and we talk until my [B] head explodes, I [C#m] turn on the news and my [B] body froze [D#m] Braying sheep on my [E] TV screen, make [F#] this boy shout, make this boy scream..Going
(riffy bit) [C#5][B5] La la la la [C#5][B5] La la la la [C#5][B5] La la la la [C#5][B5] La la la la [D#m] Braying sheep on my [E] TV screen, make this [F#] boy shout, make this boy scream
[Outro] Going [C#] underground, going [Fm] underground, well let the [F#] brass band play and feet [G#] start to pound Going [C#] underground, going [Fm] underground, well let the [F#] boys all sing and let the [G#] boys all shout Going [C#] underground, going [Fm] underground, well let the [F#] brass band play and feet go [G#] pow, pow, pow Going [C#] underground, going [Fm] underground, well let the [F#] boys all sing and let the bo [G#] ys all shout for to [F#] morrow
[Intro BPM 89- - Sort of simulate arpeggio with right hand first finger - slight mute] Aadd6 (x02222) Aadd6 (x02222) (passing A to E - x0225x) Esus2 (x7997x) E (x7999x) E (x7999x) E (x7999x) Aadd6 (x02222) Aadd6 (x02222) (passing A to E - x0225x) Esus2 (x7997x) E (x7999x) E (x7999x) E (x7999x)
(can play octave up as well A - x-0-14-14-14 -- x-0-14-14-17x E - 0-14-x-13-x-14 -- 0-14-x-13-x-16
[Verse 1] [E] Hey little girl, is your daddy home Did he go and leave you all alone [A] I've got a bad de [C#m] sire, [A] Oh oh [B] oh, I'm on [E] fire
[Verse 2] [E] Tell me now baby, is he good to you And can he do to you the things that I do [A] I can take you hig [C#m] her [A] Oh oh [B] oh, I'm on [E] fire
[Intro again] A(add6) E(sus2) x 2
[Verse 3 - Guido play on own] Sometimes it's like [A] someone took a knife baby, edgy and dull And cut a [C#m] six inch valley through the [A] middle of my skull [Short vamp on A - 3 times]
[Verse 4] At [E] night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet And a freight train running through the middle of my head, and [A] you You cool my de [C#m] sire [A] Oh oh [B] oh, I'm on [E] fire [A] Oh oh [B] oh, I'm on [E] fire [A] Oh oh [B] oh, I'm on [E] fire
[Outro like intro with woo hoos] [C#m][E] - repeat to fade